Keysercypria affinis ( Klie 1933 ) Karanovic 2011

Scott-Frías, Joxmer, González, Ernesto, Pardo, María José, Torres, Rubén, Higuti, Janet, Cohuo, Sergio & López, Carlos, 2023, An updated checklist of recent non-marine Ostracoda (Crustacea) from Venezuela, Zootaxa 5369 (4), pp. 485-512 : 499

Keysercypria affinis ( Klie 1933) Karanovic 2011

Physocypria affinis — Broodbakker 1983a: 150–151, table III; P. affinis — Broodbakker 1984a: 30, 32, table I.

Synonyms: Physocypria affinis Klie 1933 ; Broodbakker 1983a, 1984b.

Type locality: small well behind the central dam, Pos di Tanki Onima , Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles (12º15’ N, 68º19’ W). Syntype — ZMK, UR –538.

In Venezuela: at the following localities according to Broodbakker (1983a, 1984a): SUCRE State —WH 1936/?, no locality details, Chacopata, Araya Peninsula (GN 10°40’38” N, 63°49’09” W). NUEVA ESPARTA State —WH 1936/12, stagnant lagoon, Poza Barranca, Manglillo, Macanao Peninsula, Margarita Island (GN 10º57’41” N, 64º18’55” W); WH 1936/13, dug and stagnant well, Lato Pond, west of Boca de Rio, Macanao Peninsula, Margarita Island (GN 10º58’03” N, 64º10’50” W). LOS TESTIGOS Archipelago—WH 1936/30 (emend., see remarks), pond, Poza del Morro de la Iguana, Iguana Island (GN 11º21’32” N, 63º08’03” W). LA BLANQUILLA Island—no locality details (GN 11°50’57” N, 64°36’06” W). FALCÓN State —WH 1937/107, large permanent lagoon, Poza Supideo, east of Carirubana, Paraguana Peninsula (GN 11º41’15” N, 70º12’31” W).

Remarks: geographical distribution includes Brazil ( Martens& Behen 1994), Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire, St. Lucia, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Eustatius, St. Martin, St. Barth and Venezuela ( Broodbakker 1984a). Almeida et al. (2023) reported that Karanovic (2011) correctly decided that the species of Physocypria from Neotropical do not belong to this genus. The above authors reinstate the validity of Keysercypria Karanovic 2011 , and support the inclusion of two species in this genus, K. deformis ( Klie 1940b) and K. schubarti ( Farkas 1958) , besides the type species, K. affinis ( Klie 1933) . This species is documented as an accompanying fauna of Hemicypris exigua and Diaphanocypris meridana ( Broodbakker 1983a, 1984b). Based on information from Hummelinck (1940), it is assumed that sample WH 1936/30 was collected on Iguana Island, Los Testigos Archipelago ( Venezuela).